Poor countries get extension of access to cheaper generic drugs
People living with HIV or sick with malaria benefit the most from the generic drugs. PHOTO | FILE
People living with Aids in developing nations will continue to have access to cheaper generic drugs manufactured by Indian pharmaceuticals following an extension by the World Trade Organisation of a waiver on a controversial patent policy on medicine.
In their meeting in Nairobi, WTO ministers agreed to uphold a rule that allows poor countries to import cheaper copies of patented medicines until further notice.
